SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Oct. 5 partially granted a motion to dismiss claims related to reverse mortgages on a borrower's property, finding that their claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) could proceed and that their claims for elder financial...

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A nonprofit organization seeking to stop alleged activities that involve the ritual killing of chickens on Oct. 7 filed its response to an order to show cause as to why its claims in a California federal court should not be dismissed, arguing that it has standing to sue under California's...

HONOLULU - A Hawaii federal judge on Oct. 7 found that genuine issues of fact exist as to whether a company and its owners violated California's unfair competition law (UCL) and certain employment laws, refusing to grant summary judgment on claims asserted against it in relation to an underlying...

LOS ANGLES - A California federal judge on Oct. 13 granted a motion to remand a case filed by an employee who alleged wage-related and other claims against his former employer, finding that the amount in controversy did not meet the requirements for removal of a class action to a federal court (Gustavo...

SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Oct. 25 agreed to transfer a breach of contract class complaint to Virginia, finding that the contract's forum-selection clause "does not contravene any anti-waiver provision of California's UCL [unfair competition law] or the strong public policy...

NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on Oct. 27 agreed with a plaintiff that counterclaims of antitrust violations and commercial disparagement by a trademark infringement defendant are ripe for dismissal (Dentsply International Inc. v. Dental Brands for Less d/b/a Dental Wholesale Direct, No. 15-8775...

LOS ANGELES - After finding that a pharmacy employee's claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and labor code were not preempted by the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), a California federal judge on Oct. 31 remanded the case to a state court (Schirrelle Robertson...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A California federal judge on Nov. 1 granted a motion filed by the maker of a refrigerator to dismiss claims against it relating to an alleged defect that causes leaking, but allowed a consumer's claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other state...

LOS ANGELES - After finding that a former Red Cross employee's claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL), fraud and other claims against her former employer did not arise under California's workers' compensation law, a California federal judge on Nov. 4 denied...

SAN DIEGO - A California court on Nov. 4 affirmed a decision to grant a motion filed by wireless phone companies and others to quash claims against them for negligence and violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) in relation to an allegedly stolen photograph that was uploaded online...

SAN DIEGO - After determining that the use of partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) in food products does not violate federal law, a California federal judge on Nov. 8 dismissed a consumer's claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and various other claims against a maker...

LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on Nov. 8 refused to dismiss a former truck driver's claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and Labor Code in relation to allegedly unpaid wages, finding that her employer's arguments on the inapplicability of California...

SAN DIEGO - A California federal judge on Nov. 15 ordered the class representative in a class action suit that accused Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. of holding perpetual sales and misrepresenting its sale prices to pay $40,000 to the men's clothing company for lying about his purchases (David M. Lucas...

SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 23 affirmed a district court's decision to dismiss claims for negligence and violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL), finding that a borrower's claims related to the transfer of his mortgage lacked legal or factual...

SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Nov. 22 dismissed counterclaims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and misappropriation of trade secrets in relation to an Indian diamond importer's use of a confidential customer list, finding that the claims were displaced...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - After the owners of a restaurant where a televised event was allegedly illegally broadcast failed to respond to claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims, a California federal judge on Nov. 28 entered a default ruling in favor of a production...

SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Dec. 5 dismissed claims for wrongful foreclosure and violations of the California civil code against two mortgage-related entities but granted a borrower leave to file a second amended complaint against one lender in relation to the foreclosure of her property...

SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Dec. 6 granted a technology company's motion to dismiss a counterclaim asserted by the maker of a mobile application that allows for credit card payments to taxicab drivers, finding no facts to support its claim for violation of California's unfair...